The Exciting Connie Francis

After her breakthrough in early 1958 with her single Who's Sorry Now?, a rock 'n' roll oriented version of the 1923 standard, and a subsequent album of the same title, Francis chose to take a more adult approach to her second album. For The Exciting Connie Francis, she chose twelve American standards. Francis clearly marked the album as a concept album by dividing it into two sections with different moods: Side A is filled with songs differing between mid-tempo and up-tempo, while Side B consists solely of ballads.

The album was released in March 1959 on MGM Records 12" Album E-3761 (mono edition) and SE-3761 (stereo edition). It was repackaged and re-released in March 1962.

Track listing

Side A

#	Title	Songwriter	Length
1.	"Come Rain or Come Shine"	Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer	2.20
2.	"Hallelujah, I Love Him So"	Ray Charles	3.00
3.	"All By Myself"	Irving Berlin	2.32
4.	"Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody"	Jean Schwartz, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young	2.31
5.	"There Will Never Be Another You"	Harry Warren, Mack Gordon	1.55
6.	"The Song Is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On)"	Irving Berlin, Beda Loehner	2.04

Side B

#	Title	Songwriter	Length
1.	"Time After Time"	Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn	3.15
2.	"How Did He Look?"	Abner Silver, Gladys Shelley	3.39
3.	"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me"	Harry Noble	3.44
4.	"That's All"	Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes	3.22
5.	"Blame It on My Youth"	Oscar Levant, Edward Heyman	2.56
6.	"Melancholy Serenade"	Jackie Gleason, Duke Enston	3.36

Connie Francis

U. S. albums on MGM Records	Who's Sorry Now? The Exciting Connie Francis My Thanks to You Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites Christmas in My Heart Connie's Greatest Hits Rock 'n' Roll Million Sellers Country & Western - Golden Hits Connie Francis Sings Fun Songs for Children One for the Boys Connie Francis Sings Spanish and Latin American Favorites Connie Francis Sings Jewish Favorites More Italian Favorites Songs to a Swinging Band Connie Francis at The Copa More Greatest Hits Connie Francis Sings "Never on Sunday" Connie Francis Sings Folk Song Favorites Connie Francis Sings Irish Favorites Do The Twist/Dance Party Connie Francis Sings "Second Hand Love" And Other Hits Country Music - Connie Style Connie Francis Sings Modern Italian Hits Connie Francis Sings Award Winning Motion Picture Hits Follow The Boys Greatest American Waltzes The Very Best Of Connie Francis (Connie's 15 Biggest Hits!) "Mala Femmena" And Connie's Big Hits From Italy In the Summer of His Years Looking For Love Connie Francis Sings German Favorites Connie Francis and Hank Williams, Jr. Sing Great Country Favorites A New Kind Of Connie Connie Francis sings "For Mama" When The Boys Meet The Girls Movie Greats of the 60s Connie Francis Live at The Sahara in Las Vegas Connie's Christmas Connie Francis and The Kids Next Door Love, Italian Style Happiness – Connie Francis On Broadway Today Grandes Exitos del Cine de los Años 60 My Heart Criest For You Hawaii Connie Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s Connie Francis Sings Bacharach & David The Wedding Cake Connie Francis Sings the Songs of Les Reed

International albums	Connie Francis en El Patio Melodien, die die Welt erobern Somewhere, My Love

U. S. singles	Who's Sorry Now? Stupid Cupid/Carolina Moon Fallin'/Happy Days and Lonely Nights I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You) My Happiness You Always Hurt the One You Love If I Didn't Care Lipstick on Your Collar Among My Souvenirs/God Bless America Mama Everybody's Somebody's Fool My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own/Malagueña Where the Boys Are Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart/Someone Else's Boy Together When the Boy in Your Arms (Is the Boy in Your Heart) Don't Break the Heart That Loves You Vacation He Thinks I Still Care I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter/Al di là If My Pillow Could Talk In the Summer of His Years Be Anything (but Be Mine) For Mama Forget Domani Jealous Heart Love Is Me, Love Is You So Nice (Summer Samba) My Heart Cries for You Lonely Again I Don't Wanna Play House

International singles	Die Liebe ist ein seltsames Spiel Ich komm' nie mehr von dir los Wenn ich träume Schöner fremder Mann Einmal komm' ich wieder Eine Insel für zwei Lili Marleen Jamais Tu' mir nicht weh Wenn du gehst Barcarole in der Nacht Ho bisogno di vederti

Notable songs	Volare Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Young at Heart Mein Herz weiß genau, was es will Once a Day The Shadow of Your Smile Strangers in the Night Misty Blue

Filmography	Where the Boys Are Follow the Boys Looking for Love When the Boys Meet the Girls

Related topics	Discography Bobby Darin Brenda Lee Patti Page Neil Sedaka Lesley Gore Carole King Ricky Nelson

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